GCF and LCM Calculator Logo

What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29880 and 29896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29880 and 29896 is 8.

GCF(29880,29896) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29880 and 29896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29880 and 29896.

GCF Calculator and
and

How to find the GCF of 29880 and 29896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29880 and 29896. After we will calculate the factors of 29880 and 29896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29880

Prime factors of 29880 are 2, 3, 5, 83. Prime factorization of 29880 in exponential form is:

29880 = 23 × 32 × 51 × 831

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29896

Prime factors of 29896 are 2, 37, 101. Prime factorization of 29896 in exponential form is:

29896 = 23 × 371 × 1011

Step-3: Factors of 29880

List of positive integer factors of 29880 that divides 29880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 72, 83, 90, 120, 166, 180, 249, 332, 360, 415, 498, 664, 747, 830, 996, 1245, 1494, 1660, 1992, 2490, 2988, 3320, 3735, 4980, 5976, 7470, 9960, 14940

Step-4: Factors of 29896

List of positive integer factors of 29896 that divides 29880 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 101, 148, 202, 296, 404, 808, 3737, 7474, 14948

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29880 and 29896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29880 and 29896 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29880 and 29896